Infant&#39;s folding toilet seat



I June 4, 1940. w, c, BAXT R 2,203,076

INFANTS FOLDING TOILET SEAT Filed March 17, 1939 7 INVENTOR.

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Patented June 4 1940 F v UNITED sures eAr-ENT Ol-Fi on:

INFANTS FOLDING TOILET SEAT William Baxter, Rochester,N. Y., assignor Ito Trimble Nurseryland Furniture, 1110., Rockester, -N. Y.,a corporation of; New-York Application March 1'7, 1939; Serial No. 262,549 7 Claims. ((1155-31 This invention relates, to an infantsv folding which the linksd are pivotally connected, and 6 toilet seat oftheconventional type that is sup- .aretherforward links pivotally e t d to t e ported on an adult toilet seat, including a back harms Sand the seat! and arranged in parallelism 'andside arms that can be collapsed against the fifcfl'esa d nks 5 Seat when the device is, not in,use, and it has for In'order to: maintain the back3 and side arms its object-to afford a simple and practical con- 4 i t e upp Operative Positions, as Shown struction-whichwillhold the back and side arms in:Fig. 1, agains accidental displacement, there nt eil upright or operative positions securely, is provided locking means for cooperation with so as to prevent accidental releasing and lowering one of the links 4. Said locking means prefer- 0 of the arms and' consequent injury to a childs ably consists of abody portion or attaching plate o fingers. g 1 that is located betweenthe side8 of the seat A moreparticular object of the invention is to and the link 4, said link 4 being pivoted to the provide means'that will lock the side arms and edge ofthe seat by means of the screw 9 which I back firmly and rigidly in their upright positions passes throughthe forward part oi. the attaching H while permitting quick and easy, release thereof plate I, the latter serving as a wear plate and to fold the parts when desired, spacing means between the linkfl and the edge Another purpose of the invention isto afford a of the seat. locking means for the purposes mentioned that The rear part of the attaching plate 1 is is of a design which'canbe economically manusecured to the side of theseat-by means of a .(J factured, readily assembled, and-that additionscrew l0 which enters the seat near the rear edge ally strengthens-the seat structure while in no thereof as shown. Inorder to prevent, splitting way interfering with the otherwise normal and of the wood of the seat ,due to theattachment of usual operatic-n01 the seat. the, screw Ill near-the rearedge, and to secure the To these and other ends, the invention consists plate as'firmly as po s it s provided with a :5 in theconstruction and arrangement of parts flange ll atits loweredge extending from'front to that .will appear clearly'from the'followingdeback and embracing the bottom surface of the scription when read in conjunction with the seat, while the rear portionof the plate 1 is proaccompanying drawing, the/novel features being viclcd at its upper edge with the lateral flange l2 pointed out in the fclaimsfollowing the specificathat embraces the top surface of the seat. The 3 tion. flanges, II and I2 hold .theside edge of the seat 230 In the drawing: 7 firmly between them and prevent any splitting Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation showing the or spreading due to theattaching screw it, while application of a preferred embodiment of the effecting a tight bond between the attaching invention to a conventional type of seat, the back plate and the seat.

f5 and side arms being indicated in their upper or Extending'upwardly from the forward portion 5 Opfirative positions; of the attaching plate '1 above the seat is a later Fig.2 is a similar view showing the parts 001- ally yieldable, locking portion is preferably exa i tending at a slight rearwardly directed angle and g. 3 is an enlarged side elevat on of t e 00k provided at its forward edge with the inclined illg means and link t Position Shown in lateral flange or looking surface M which engages 40 i 1, wi h pa ts broken way; the front edgeoi link' l. The flange us has a Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line downwardly tapering edge l5, as shown in Fig. 4, i-A of'Fig. 3 looking in the di ec n intimated; to,permit the link to ride up over the flange as it 5 a View in rear elevation f h parts is moved upwardlyito its operating position. s w i d I6 designatesan inclined lateral'flange or lockig. 6 isa horizcntalsectional V ew 0 the line ing surfaceat the rear edge of the portion [3, 5-4-3 of Fig. 3.- arranged to engage the rear edge of the link 4, e ng more particularly t the d n as shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6, sothat when the which like reference characters refer to the same k] 1 i t n right or operativeposition', its 5519' parts throu hout ,theseveral views, Y! e g front andrearedges are engaged. by the flanges 50 the u u l s a 2 are dep i pi sf r l ing l4 and l6.respectively, which act'to retain the the seatin-relation to the/larger seat on which it 1ink as'well asthe side-arms and-back in their is supported, 3 is the back to which are rigidly operativepositions. connected the links 4, the lower ends of which The attaching plate"! and locking portion l3 are pivoted to the seat l, 5 are the side arms to are made of spring metal, and in order to flex the locking portion laterally so as to disengage the flange I4 from the link 4 and permit collapsing of the side arms and back, the rear flange I6 is provided with an integral rearwardly extending operating piece or finger portion I! which is arranged at the upper part of the looking portion I6 and spaced somewhat above the flange I 2 and attaching plate I, leaving an opening I8 between the flange I2 and the operating piece l1.

With this arrangement, by pressing against the operating piece I1, the locking portion I3 and flange I4 are moved laterally, due to the yieldable nature of the metal, and the back and link 4 may then be pushed forwardly and collapsed, the spring locking portion immediately returning to its normal or locking position after the link has moved beyond the locking flange l4. arms, it is only necessary to swing them upwardly and backwardly as far as they will go, during which movement the rear edge of the link 4 first When it is desired to elevate the back and side engages the lower part of the tapered edge I5 of the flange M, riding upwardly over said tapered edge I5 and thereby forcing the flange I4 laterally until the link 5 has cleared it, whereupon the flange I 4 returns to its locking position due to the spring action of the metal, and the link is held in the position shown in Fig. 6.

While the invention has been described with reference to a particular structural embodiment, it is not confined to the details herein disclosed, and this application is intended to cover any modifications or departures coming within the purposes of the improvement or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with an infants toilet seat comprising a back, side arms, and links pivoted to the seat and connected to said arms and back permitting folding thereof, of locking means associated with one of said links for holding it in its upper position comprising an attaching plate secured to the side of the seat and having a laterally yieldable locking portion extending above the seat and including retaining flanges for engagement with the front and rear edges of the link, the front retaining flange being tapered from top to bottom to permit the link to ride over it. 7

2. The combination with an infants toilet seat comprising a back, side arms, and links pivoted to the seat and connected to said arms and back permitting folding thereof, of locking means associated with one of saidlinks for holding it in its upper position comprising an attaching plate secured to the side of the seat and having a laterally yieldable locking portion extending above the seat and including retaining flanges for engagement with the front and rear edges of the link, the front retaining flange being tapered from top to bottom to permit the link to ride over it and the rear flange terminating in a backwardly bent operating piece for pressing the locking portion laterally to release the link.

3. The combination with an infants toilet seat comprising a back, side arms, and links pivoted to the seat and connected to said arms and back permitting folding thereof, of locking means associatedwith one of said links for holding it in its upper position comprising an attaching plate secured. to the side of the seat and having a laterally yieldable rearwardly inclined locking portion extendingabove the seat and including rearwardly inclined retaining flanges for engagement 7 with the front and rear edges of the link, the front retaining flange being tapered from top to bottom to permit the link to ride over it and the rear retaining flange terminating in a backwardly bent operating piece spaced above said attaching plate.

4. The combination with an infants toilet seat comprising a back, side arms, and links pivoted to the seat and connected to said arms and back permitting folding thereof, of locking means associated with one of said links for holding it in its upper position comprising an attaching plate secured to the side of the seat and having a laterally yieldable locking portion extending above the seat and including retaining flanges for engagement with the front and rear edges of the link, the front retaining flange being tapered from top to bottom to permit the link. to ride over it and the rear flange terminating in a backwardly bent operating piece spaced above said attaching plate, and horizontal flanges at the top and bottom of the rear portion of the attaching plate embracing the top and bottom surfaces of the seat.

5. The combination with an infants toilet seat comprising a back, side arms, and links pivoted to the seat and said arms and rigidly connected to said back permitting folding thereof, of locking means engageable with one of said links for holding it in its upper position comprising a plate having an attaching portion secured to said seat between the side of the seat and said link and having a laterally yieldable locking portion extending above the seat located in the same vertical plane with the attaching portion and including retaining flanges for engagement with the front and rear edges of the link.

6. The combination with an infants toilet seat comprising a back, side arms, and links pivoted to the seat and connected to said arms and back permitting folding thereof, of locking means associated with one of said links for holding it in its upper position comprising an attaching plate secured between the side of the seat and said link and having a laterally yieldable locking portion extending above the seat including retaining flanges for engagement with the front and rear edges of the link, the front-retaining flange being tapered from top to bottom to permit the link to ride over it and the rear flange terminating in a backwardly bent operating piece for pressing the locking portion laterally to release the link.

comprising a back, side arms, and links pivoted to the seat and connected to said arms and back permitting folding thereof, of locking means associated with one of said links for holding it in its upper position comprising an attaching plate secured between the side of the seat and said link and having a laterally yieldable locking portion extending above the seat including retaining flanges for engagement with the front and rear edges of the link, the front retaining flange being tapered from top to bottom to permit the link to ride over it and the rear flange terminating in a backwardly bent operating piece spaced above said attaching plate, and horizontal flanges at the top and bottom of the rear portion of t e attaching plate embracing the top and bottom 7. The combination with an infants toilet seat 

